TRANMERE will be grateful for home comforts when they entertain a resurgent Chesterfield tomorrow.

Rovers return to Prenton Park after five successive away fixtures, four of them in the league. It is a period which has yielded just one point, drawing them uncomfortably close to the Division Two relegation fight.

Their last home game also coincided with their last Nationwide win, an emphatic 3-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle almost a month ago. Since then a goalless trip to Oldham has been followed by defeats at Rushden and Diamonds, Swindon and Brighton.

Returning from Millwall last Sunday having earned an FA Cup quarter-final replay has at least kept spirits high in the Tranmere camp.

Defender Ryan Taylor believes home advantage and the confidence generated by that draw with the Lions will help get their league form back on track against Chesterfield, a side which made it to the cup semifinals in 1997.

For much of this season the Spireites had been languishing at the bottom of the table, but a string of good results recently has lifted them to within four points of Rovers.

"We have not been on the best of runs away from home," admitted 19-year-old Taylor.

"So we need to pick up points against Chesterfield. They are flying at the moment and have got out of the relegation zone. It will be tough, but we have done well even against the top teams when they have come here."

Manager Brian Little accepts that the cup has proved an unavoidable distraction. He has challenged his players to reproduce their cup formin league games.

"Even I've been thinking about the FA Cup all week," he said. "You can't help that. We have to get our mentality right. We don't believe we are good enough to switch on and off when we think it's important. We need to switch our minds back to every game being important from now."

Little expects to have experienced centre-halves Graham Allen and Ian Good-ison back from injury to shore up his defence.

Meanwhile Tranmere are set to be without Sean Connelly, (right), Ryan Taylor and Gareth Roberts for crucial league games at the end of the month. The trio picked up their 10th bookings of the season at Brighton and will each serve a two-match ban.

But all three would then be available for an FA Cup semi-final date with Sunderland should Rovers get past Millwall in Tuesday's quarter-final replay.

* Tranmere Rovers v Chesterfield - Saturday, March 13 kick-off 3pm.

Priority Vouchers will be handed out to supporters paying cash at Saturday's match. These, and ticket stubs, should be retained to be used if Tranmere reach the semi-final of the FA Cup.

* Tranmere Rovers v Millwall - Tuesday, March 16, kick-off 7.45pm.

Tickets went on general sale this morning. A maximum of three tickets can be purchased per person (subject to availability). This restriction may be lifted at any time at the club's discretion.